As Twitchy reported earlier this week, the House Oversight Committee met with officials from the FBI to discuss the FD-1023 form alleging that a Burisma executive paid Joe Biden $5 million for his help as the vice president. After the meeting, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin told the press that the FBI had dropped the bribery case against Biden having found no reason to pursue it. Former Attorney General Bill Barr said that was a lie, and that the bribery allegation was sent to the U.S. Attorney in Delaware for further investigation.
Margot Cleveland reported that news, and now she’s working on another piece. She got a chuckle from the New York Times’ coverage of the same story, though:
LOL Working on a piece re Dem's lies about Barr/Brady closing out investigation of FD-1023 and came across this piece of "journalism" by the @nytimes pic.twitter.com/CDGhPLh00R
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 10, 2023
The surfacing of the unsubstantiated allegation against Mr. Biden is the latest bid by Republicans to undermine the credibility of the F.B.I., which they have sought to vilify after the bureau and the Justice Department began investigations into President Donald J. Trump’s role in trying to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House.
2/ OMgosh….it gets worse. Seriously! How can anyone take them seriously! pic.twitter.com/uiDN0Eru3B
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 10, 2023
Republicans have relied on former F.B.I. agents — some of whom have embraced Jan. 6 conspiracy theories and have even accepted money from a Trump ally — to provide information against the bureau.
Democrats have relied on former intelligence community officials — all of whom had embraced conspiracy theories about Hunter Biden’s laptop — to provide cover for the Biden campaign.
It all just magically started in 2020 for NYT readers apparently. 2015-2019 just purged from memory. Bless their hearts.
— You have cooties (@wakeywakey16) June 10, 2023
What a joke @nytimes. Fully inaccurate. The recent loss of credibility of the FBI has zero to do with Donald Trump. It is because of: James Comey and Russia collusion; multiple instances of hiding information derogatory to Joe Biden before the 2020 election; FBI collusion with… https://t.co/RLcB3FxwOW
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) June 10, 2023
What a joke @nytimes. Fully inaccurate. The recent loss of credibility of the FBI has zero to do with Donald Trump. It is because of: James Comey and Russia collusion; multiple instances of hiding information derogatory to Joe Biden before the 2020 election; FBI collusion with Big Tech to prebunk @nypost #LaptopFromHell stories; investigating parents at school board meetings; spying on traditional Catholics at mass; raiding pro-lifers for praying outside abortion clinics while ignoring terrorist attacks on pro life centers; retaliating against whistleblowers, etc., etc. I’m sure @julie_kelly2 has more.
Just like the media, the FBI didn’t need any help in destroying its own credibility.
When you view @nytimes as mere typists, instead of journalists (‘cause, haha, that ship sailed), then it makes more sense.
It’s a FBI press release.
— StopWokeCulture 🇺🇸 (@MkayUokay) June 10, 2023
Return the Pulitzers NYT. No reward for lies.
— Tinfoil Hat (@CarolynCrider3) June 10, 2023
Their lies played for a time when the light was dim and the shadows were long.
As the light grows brighter people are seeing the despicable picture they painted for what it truly is.
— SoCalTrucker (@SoCalTrucker_) June 10, 2023
BINGO! The Feebs were always bad institutionally but we are into something very different now.
— Allison Guerriero (@AllisonGuerrier) June 10, 2023
Also placing concerned parents on the FBI watch list.
— Andrew A. Hennessy 💧🌈🍞 (@AndrewAQLD) June 10, 2023
Don’t forget sending dozens of FBI agents too look for nooses in garages.
— RabbitofCaerbannog (@RabbitOfCa74303) June 10, 2023
Don’t forget about covering up the rape of Olympic gymnasts
— DissonantDissident ©️®️ (@D1550NAN1) June 10, 2023
And, even earlier, willfully ignoring Hillary's classified document criminality and the enormous money laundering operation that is the Clinton Foundation as she ran for President.
They are corrupt to the core.
— Steven P. Smith (@stevenpsmith) June 10, 2023
— California Independent (@mestas_matt) June 10, 2023
Today's @FBI makes J. Edgar Hoover look like a libertarian. It's the Fascist Bureau of Intimidation.
— Tim Phares (@phares_tim) June 10, 2023
it really is a joke.
— kerry Christina Brando (@CbrandtChris) June 10, 2023
Barr sent document on the bribery scam to Delaware for further investigation by US attorney Weiss. Unfortunately, Delaware is where Biden investigations go to die.
— jJim Pulaski (@jpula23687) June 10, 2023
Why are we talking the FBI losing credibility when we should be talking about the FBI losing its budget?
— GatorHoosier (@gatorhoosier) June 10, 2023
What does anyone expect? NYT is a garbage leftist USG controlled propaganda machine! No one with a brain should put stock in anything they say. It’s almost all complete bull 💩 & gaslighting
— Cyndy Gab (@CyndyGab) June 10, 2023
Remember this spin from the Times?
— I'm just a soul whose intentions are good ☮️🇺🇦 (@boyle_kathy) June 10, 2023
And as some have pointed out, the FBI’s credibility isn’t helped at all when alumna like Asha Rangappa and Frank Figluizzi pop up on cable TV to give us their expert analysis.
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Related:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reads her notes from viewing that FBI whistleblower document https://t.co/E00sgdejA2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 8, 2023
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